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European activities on composting of disposable products

Journal Article · · Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering
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  1. Soong Sil Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Review of information reveals that composting has become a very important way of controlling organic wastes in Europe. In particular, source separated organic composting is becoming standard practice in many countries, such as Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, and Switzerland. This high quality compost is generally required in these countries with implementation of stringent regulations on heavy metal levels of the compost. Other countries such as France, Greece, Spain and Italy are currently composting unseparated municipal solid waste to produce low quality, low value compost. 61 refs., 2 tabs.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
484462
Journal Information:
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 31; ISSN 0360-1226; ISSN JESEDU
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English